Tag: Unified Payments Interface (UPI)

India, SICA Nations Deepen Ties: Focus on Trade, Digital Payments, and South-South Cooperation

Jaishankar expressed optimism about increasing Indian investments in SICA economies, particularly in agriculture, clean energy, healthcare, and IT.

September 26, 2025

UPI transactions surge in 2025, daily average value crosses Rs 90,000 crore in August: Report

The data showed that UPI continues to grow in leaps and bounds, becoming an even more integral part of India's digital payments ecosystem.

August 18, 2025

India Leads the World in Real-Time Digital Payments with UPI Crossing 18 Billion Monthly Transactions

By enabling users to link multiple bank accounts through a single mobile application, it has dramatically shifted India away from cash and card-based transactions.

July 20, 2025

Institutional confidence in Paytm continues to strengthen: Domestic MFs, FPIs raise stake

Meanwhile, the foreign direct investment (FDI) category declined to 33 per cent from 37 per cent led by 4 per cent stake sale by Antfin (Netherlands).

July 14, 2025

“Cooperation, Not Competition”: PM Modi Reaffirms India-Africa Partnership in Historic Namibia Address

“In 2018, I laid out ten principles for our engagement with Africa,” PM Modi said. “Today, I reaffirm our full commitment to them. We seek not to compete, but to cooperate. Our goal is to build together, grow together.”

July 10, 2025

India-Brazil Ties a Global Force for Stability, Says PM Modi During State Visit

“Our cooperation reflects a shared vision for inclusive development and human-centric innovation,” he said.

July 9, 2025

PM Modi Hails India’s Digital Revolution, Citing 11 Years of Breakthroughs in Tech and Innovation

The government’s telecom and postal reforms—highlighted recently by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia—have taken digital services to “villages, forests and borders,” according to his article shared by the Prime Minister.

June 12, 2025

Qatar Commits USD 10 Billion Investment in India, Sets Goal to Double Bilateral Trade by 2030

Both nations have also agreed to explore the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to further enhance economic cooperation.

February 19, 2025

Budget 2025: FM Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors

Sitharaman highlighted the government's commitment to supporting street vendors, online workers, and gig workers associated with digital platforms.

February 1, 2025

FM Sitharaman urges regional rural banks to onboard customers to digital services like mobile banking by Dec 2024

The minister emphasized the importance of digital inclusion during a review meeting held in Patna on Friday with eight RRBs from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal.

November 30, 2024